20.8% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sandy Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sandy Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 37% of people in Sandy Creek provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This community is marked by high levels of support and service, with residents volunteering and caring for others at rates well above typical areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.8% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 17.0% seen across South Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in the area, with 18.3% of people providing unpaid care and 26.6% doing over 15 hours of housework. This is well above the typical Australian experience, especially for childcare, where 37.0% of people provide unpaid support.
18.3% ▲ +75.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.0% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.5% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Sandy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41305/sandy-creek/topic/community